Lack of uplift leaves residents feeling down; Tenants stranded as elevator remains unfixed for months

The one, past-its-due-date elevator in the aging Golden Gate apartment complex in Vancouver's West End went on the fritz almost three months ago, forcing tenants in the 65-unit highrise to either stockpile groceries and stay put, lean on friends during the year's busiest season, or pay ext...

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Published inProvince (Vancouver, B.C.)
Main Author Thompson, Joey
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver, B.C Postmedia Network Inc 26.12.2008
Subjects
Elevators & escalators
Shutdowns
Tenants
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Summary:The one, past-its-due-date elevator in the aging Golden Gate apartment complex in Vancouver's West End went on the fritz almost three months ago, forcing tenants in the 65-unit highrise to either stockpile groceries and stay put, lean on friends during the year's busiest season, or pay extra for a housekeeping room until the elevator in the complex, assessed at $8,876,000 in value, is back in business.